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Behavioral Escalation in the ED
Clinical Pathways promote evidence based, safe, and high-value care for patients by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of...
Vaccine Update: Catch-Up Immunization Recommendations in Preparation for Vaccine Interest
Column Author: Yvonne M Carter, MSN, APRN II, FNP-C Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Chief Wellbeing Officer, Center for Wellbeing, Professor of Pediatrics, University...
Visual Diagnosis: Thickened and Discolored Toenails
Column Author: Sean Reynolds, MBBCH | Associate Program Director, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine...
Wise Use of Antibiotics: Management Strategies for Common Animal Bites
Column Author: Marsha A. Dannenberg, MD | Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University...
The Link - April 2025
Our April issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - April 2025 Mental Health: Anxiety Management in Pediatric Practice: Evidence-Based...
Mental Health: Anxiety Management in Pediatric Practice: Evidence-Based Approaches
Column Author: Sara Anderson, MD, MPH | Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Column Editor: Trent Myers, MD | Assistant Professor of...
Outbreaks, Alerts & Hot Topics: The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Column Author and Editor: Chris Day, MD | Medical Director, Immune Compromised Service & Special Immunology Clinic, Infectious Diseases; Medical Director, International Travel Clinic...
Pediatric Bioethics: Rethinking Disability in Pediatrics: Historical, Conceptual and Ethical Reflections to Improve Clinical Practice
Column Author: Jeremy R. Garrett, PhD | Program Director, Pediatric Bioethics Fellowship, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Column Editor: Brian...
Risks and Benefits of Presumptive Treatment for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Risks of untreated PID: Chronic pelvic pain Infertility (tubal damage-induced infertility) Twenty-five percent of females develop complications including tubal scarring and adhesions Increased risk of...
Tips to become a health literacy hero
As parents, we all want the best for our children. Especially when it comes to their health. Medical information can sometimes feel like a secret language, and you may wish you had a superpower to decode...
Children’s Mercy Research Institute
The Children’s Mercy Research Institute is creating an integrated research environment where no boundaries exist between science and medicine. In our quest to find answers to pediatric medicine’s most...
Improving Research Confidentiality
Leading with the Children's Mercy value of curiosity, Saskia Miller, ORI Director, identified a roadblock that prevented some researchers from attaining a higher level of privacy protections for study...
ED Behavioral Escalation Huddle
What is a High Risk Behavioral Health Huddle? A High Risk Behavioral Health Huddle is an impromptu, acute meeting between key stakeholders in the Emergency Department (ED) and the hospital. These meetings...
Life after transplant
Organ transplant is dramatic, from the excitement of hearing about a potential match to the surgery itself. It’s a huge turning point in a patient’s life! But the most interesting part of a patient's...
About the Children's Mercy Research Institute
The Children’s Mercy Research Institute is creating an integrated research environment where no boundaries exist between science and medicine.
Children’s Mercy Research Institute Awarded Funding for Project to Support Intimate Partner Violence Intervention
“By supporting survivors and their children, we hope to break the intergenerational cycles of trauma and improve the health and wellbeing of both survivors and their children,” said Dr. Randell.
Tuberculosis Screening in the Ambulatory Setting
Clinical Pathways promote evidence-based, safe, and high-value patient care by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...
Party smart: A parent’s guide to keeping teens safe (without cramping their style)
For teens, events like school dances and sporting events are rites of passage. Often, they’re followed by another rite of passage that can be anxiety-inducing for parents: after parties. As parents...
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Heart Transplant: Alex and Jaymeson’s stories
Alex and Jaymeson (Jay) bonded over a very unique shared experience: They both received heart transplants at Children’s Mercy Kansas City in February 2024 — less than a week apart!